Bletchley Park, the home of Second World War codebreakers, is to become the site of the UK's first National College of Cyber Security.

Bletchley Park is to become the UK's first National College of Cyber Security

Bletchley Park, the home of Second World War codebreakers, is to become the site of the UK's first National College of Cyber Security.

It was at the site that Alan Turing and a team of computer scientists and codebreakers unravelled the Enigma coding system used by the Germans during the Second World War, an achievement it has been claimed significantly shortened the war and saved millions of lives in the process.

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By connecting what already exists and filling the gaps, Qufaro will make it easier for budding professionals to grow their cyber security skills at every stage of their journey, and contribute more to the sector as a result

Alastair MacWilson

Now a new cyber security body called QUFARO@Bletchley Park, which includes experts from the National Museum of Computing and BT Security, has announced plans to create a college for 16 to 19-year-olds to learn key cyber security skills.

Alastair MacWilson, the chairman of Qufaro and the Institute of Information Security Professionals said: "Our cyber education and innovation landscape is complex, disconnected and incomplete putting us at risk of losing a whole generation of critical talent.

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"For those interested in forging a career in cyber, the current pathway is filled with excellent but disparate initiatives - each playing a vital role without offering a truly unified ecosystem of learning and support. By connecting what already exists and filling the gaps, Qufaro will make it easier for budding professionals to grow their cyber security skills at every stage of their journey, and contribute more to the sector as a result."

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Alan Turing and a team of computer scientists unravelled the Enigma coding system at the site

The college will select "select only the most talented and skilled students" and will combine its syllabus with modules in complementary subjects including maths, computer science and physics.

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The achievement by Alan Turing and his team is thought to have considerably shortened the war

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There are plans to create a college for 16 to 19-year-olds to learn key cyber security skills

A £5 million restoration of buildings on the Bletchley Park site will be complete before the college opens in 2018. A new range of online courses are also set to be created, aimed at those who are interested in a career change.